Report on Waiver of Prohibition on Acquisition From Communist Chinese Military Companies (DFARS Case 2012-D023)

Summary:

DCN 20120522 includes a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement the requirement in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to report to the congressional defense committees before issuing a waiver of the prohibition on acquisition of United States Munitions List items from Communist Chinese military companies.

Supplementary Information:

I.  Background

Section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub. L. 112-81) requires a report to the congressional defense committees not less than 15 days before issuing a waiver to the requirements of section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Pub. L. 109-163), implemented at DFARS 225.770, Prohibition on acquisition of United States Munitions List items from Communist Chinese military companies. The prior requirement was for a report within 30 days after the date of the waiver. The final rule also adds the requirement to send a copy of the report to Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy.

Dates:

The Effective Date for this final rule is 22 May 2012.

Click here to read the entire Federal Register notice for this rule.

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